New Zomby interview

[Luke Yeah?]

Zomby gonna Zomby.

Can't wait for the LP!

[say_whut]

http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2011 ... iew-zomby/

Here's another in case any of you lot missed it.

As much of a dick he might be online, he does spout some very intelligent stuff in these interviews. You really get the impression he was into the rave scene (I wasn't, I'm 19) and it's not at all forced or a gimmick.

[Words]

http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2011 ... iew-zomby/

Here's another in case any of you lot missed it.

As much of a dick he might be online, he does spout some very intelligent stuff in these interviews. You really get the impression he was into the rave scene (I wasn't, I'm 19) and it's not at all forced or a gimmick.

really great interview

[antipode]

Did he actually threaten to shoot Roska?

[kingGhost]

"Seriously, I have mood swings like mad."

really now

zomby has threatened violence on several people as far as i know

he's funny... has like 3 good tunes out of the 100's he has produced, and everyone is on his dick. and to talk about other people using gimmicks... coming from the guy who makes a gimmick out of not showing his face.

and yeah, does the following description sound like someone who busts guns?

Not that Zomby himself looks perturbed, or even out of place. At first glance I mistake him for an off-duty model as he stands outside the front door flipping through messages on his phone: cheekbones present and correct, hair sculpted and waxed back, three-quarter-length trousers tied in below the knees. He’s carrying the sort of glossy branded shopping bags that fashion houses hand out when you buy something expensive, and on the floor beside him is a Louis Vuitton holdall presumably filled with overnight stuff from his recent stay at a London Bridge hotel.

[pkay]

he's always been contradictory. when he was a normal joe on the forums he'd slag on people promoting their shit in a certain way then go promoting his shit on the forum in the exact same way.

I think he wants to believe he's having some epic emotional battle going on in his head regarding artistic integrity and the state of music today but he's not. I think he wants to believe he's an introvert battling his internal image and need to express his music but he's not

Instead he's just a very calculated dude who knows exactly how he wants to play the game. Thats why he goes about talking about putting up flyers on his wall and trying to play up how shit used to be to play romantic for the young folks. Thats why he takes a stab at an artist bigger than he is. It reads well, and he wants to make sure his image is constructed for maximum benefit.

Of coourse nothing wrong with this... infact I applaud the effort as it blatantly works on a large portion of internet going folks. He understands how to hold focus

[fractal]

I just like the music, all the rest is quite a commitment

3/100? to each their own yea

[kingGhost]

I just like the music, all the rest is quite a commitment

3/100? to each their own yea

to be fair, the tunes i do like, i REALLY like. the rest just seem like a mess of arpeggio, 8 bit, and compressed kicks

i imagine a lot of good producers have a ton of throw away tunes in the back room, but they don't go releasing them.

[pkay]

I just like the music, all the rest is quite a commitment

3/100? to each their own yea

to be fair, the tunes i do like, i REALLY like. the rest just seem like a mess of arpeggio, 8 bit, and compressed kicks

i imagine a lot of good producers have a ton of throw away tunes in the back room, but they don't go releasing them.

but he's played his self image so well that he causes people to think "is this tune minimal because its lazy, or genius in its simplicity". His flashes of brilliance and well conduced image really throw people for a whirl.

I'm in your boat.... really dig some stuff, and really not a fan of a lot. Funny thing being that a lot of what he seems to view as hommage to older sounds comes off as a little too obvious if not generic.... after reading that article I think Interview Zomby wouldn't listen to Zomby's records.

Regardless talented dude and entertaining from afar

[antipode]

he's funny... has like 3 good tunes out of the 100's he has produced, and everyone is on his dick.

..he might have 3 tunes that you like, but that doesn't mean the rest aren't "good". You're either feeling it or not. what a waste thing to say.

he's always been contradictory. when he was a normal joe on the forums he'd slag on people promoting their shit in a certain way then go promoting his shit on the forum in the exact same way.

I think he wants to believe he's having some epic emotional battle going on in his head regarding artistic integrity and the state of music today but he's not. I think he wants to believe he's an introvert battling his internal image and need to express his music but he's not

Instead he's just a very calculated dude who knows exactly how he wants to play the game. Thats why he goes about talking about putting up flyers on his wall and trying to play up how shit used to be to play romantic for the young folks. Thats why he takes a stab at an artist bigger than he is. It reads well, and he wants to make sure his image is constructed for maximum benefit.
Of coourse nothing wrong with this... infact I applaud the effort as it blatantly works on a large portion of internet going folks. He understands how to hold focus

What does it matter at the end of the day though? I don't know the guy, I don't care how he acts. lol @ pyschoanalysis.

I just like the music, all the rest is quite a commitment

now shush.

[mIrReN]

What Fractal says. + still hoping for a show in Belgium, gonna get ma ticket tomorrow ;x

[brokedjs]

Like his tunes, but im sorry the bloke makes me cringe with some of the bollocks he says.

[Promise One]

I just like the music, all the rest is quite a commitment

3/100? to each their own yea

to be fair, the tunes i do like, i REALLY like. the rest just seem like a mess of arpeggio, 8 bit, and compressed kicks

i imagine a lot of good producers have a ton of throw away tunes in the back room, but they don't go releasing them.

I don't hear much appeal in a lot of his output. It's like when producers go through the "let's sample video games!!!" / lofi experimental phase. Add to the fact that he seems like a total jeb end who's mastered the art of lip service, he's a bit lost on me. I guess he's a bit like Skream in that he's prolific in his output but not very consistent. It's probably near impossible to have both. Saying all of this I do find him strangely interesting to read about, probably more interesting than his music.

For some top class reading with the master of polite forum etiquette I recommend:

Zomby's BITING IN DUBSTEP post - http://www.dubstepforum.com/topic17188.html

Zomby's 'MEMORIES' E.P, DIGITAL RELEASE http://www.dubstepforum.com/zomby-memor ... 23959.html

[Caski]

i like the character...

like promise one said, good to read about although this is probably the first time ive read anything about him for more than a couple of lines..good read.

[drugmoney]

haha great read !
just got the new album.so far so good.

[incnic]

oh where did you gte new album from mate?
iv been looking but cant find anywhere that is selling it yet

im still listening to the previews

[drugmoney]

secret realms of the lost internet tribes .

but really i'm not sure how uptight everyone is on this forum about living the free life so pm me if ya want a link.

[murky21]

secret realms of the lost internet tribes .

but really i'm not sure how uptight everyone is on this forum about living the free life so pm me if ya want a link.

pretty sure everyone who has posted in this thread is going to be happily forking out a tenner to support this.
Enjoy ur shit quality tracks tho

[kaiten]

Great interview, thanks for posting.

[drugmoney]

they were very much enjoyed .
now when zomby wants to come through the states,tour and sell records he'll probably have a lot more than a tenner from me.